Applicant reactions to pre-employment application blanks: A legal and procedural justice perspective

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-488

  Wallace, J Craig ^a,c   Page, Erin E ^b   Lippstreu, Michael ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Applicant reactions; Application blanks; Legal issues; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747875541     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-005-9007-0     Document Type: Article

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